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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Dark Angel by Mari Jungstedt
Jungstedt, Mari – ‘Dark Angel’ (translated by Tiina Nunnally) Trade Paperback: 288 pages (Mar. 2012) Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 0385617097 This Gotland-set series has really hit its stride; the sixth outing for Inspector Anders Knutas and his colleagues is a riveting … Continue reading
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Journalism, Mystery, Police procedural, Psychology, Series, Sweden, Translated
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Trial of Passion by William Deverell
Trial of Passion by William Deverell ECW Press, 2002. (First published in Canada 1998) Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Award winner, Books, Canada, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Series
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Look Again by Lisa Scottoline
Look Again by Lisa Scottoline Macmillan, 2009. Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Journalism, North America, Romance, Thriller, USA
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Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie
Mackenzie, Jassy – ‘Random Violence’ Paperback: 384 pages (Dec. 2011) Publisher: Soho Press ISBN: 1569479119 Jade de Jong returns to her native South Africa after ten years away. She’s a PI whose father was the police commissioner of Johannesburg, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2.5 stars, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Eurocrime, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, South Africa, Thriller
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Bone and Cane by David Belbin
Bone and Cane by David Belbin Tindal Street Press, 2012 (pb) Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, England, Europe, Political, Series, Social comment
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The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson translated by Brian Fitzgibbon Amazon Crossing, 2012 (first published in Iceland 2002) Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Academia, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Iceland, Mystery, Police procedural, Translated
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Cradle to Grave by Aline Templeton
Cradle to Grave by Aline Templeton Hodder, 2010 (PB 2011) DI Marjory Fleming #6 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Police procedural, Psychology, Scotland, Series
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Desert Wives by Betty Webb
Desert Wives by Betty Webb Lena Jones #2 Poison Pen Press, 2011; originally published 2002 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, USA
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The Fall by Claire McGowan
The Fall by Claire McGowan Headline, 2012. Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Europe, Legal, Romance, Social comment
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The Litigators by John Grisham
The Litigators by John Grisham Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.